Houston vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2221
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5469
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$1319
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$2448
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4662
$197
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
50
😀 Quality of life
92
52
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.57M

The cost of living in Houston is 267% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1234th and 7596th ($2221 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 38th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 86th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$5.34
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1372
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3100
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1960
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3710
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.31
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1282
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23011
$2132

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$2141
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$2118
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$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698